Meh it sucks that's it's not going to be based on the comics. A co-worker told me about the Arrow series and I was excited, even after hearing that Hartley wasn't going to be Green Arrow. And I suppose I'll still watch it just to see if it will impress me with its non-comic-ness now.

What does that even mean? Most shows and movies based on long running comic books aren't based on any specific storyline and usually draw from multiple sources. At the very least, the basic premise is "based on the comics".